The Defender of The Duck Army Squadron 4 is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Warden Ducky with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.188 billion Ducks have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Duckland. The average income tax rate is 27.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Duck economy, worth 89.1 trillion Duckcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,731 Duckcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, freighter lifeboats have been replaced by state of the art marker buoys so divers can recover the cargo after they sink, children asking questions about science are referred to relevant sections in religious texts, and helicopter parenting is on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Duck Army Squadron 4's national animal is the Duck and its national religion is Duckism.

The Duck Army Squadron 4 is ranked 53,941^st in the world and 1,051^st in Artificial Solar System for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 4,406.55 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.